Canceling-machine.



PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

E. M. HILL.

OANGELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907.

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E. M. HILL.

CANCELING MACHINE. APPLIcATIoNTILBD'AUG. 2, 1907.

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PATENTED AUG. 25, 1908.

E. M. HILL.

OANOELING MACHINE,

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1907.

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UNITED srArnfs PATENT ornron EDWARD M. HILL, 0F NANTY GLO, PENNSYLVANIA.

. CANCELING-MACHINE.

' Patented Aug; 25, 1908.

Application filed August 2, 1967. Serial No. 386,789.

arrangement'of devices hereinafter described and claimed. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stampcanceling machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is partly atop plan and partly a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detailvertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the lane indicated by theline a-a of Fig. 3. ig. 5 is a detail sectional view. Figs. 6 and 7 aredetail views of the cams.

In accord nce with this invention, I provide a table 1' base 1 which ishere shown as provided with a leaf 2 hinged thereto as at 3, said hingesbeing ,on the upper sides-of the table and leaf so that the proximateend of the table and leaf come in contact when the leaf is turned to ahorizontal'position to support the leaf in such position. Said leaf isalso rovided on its underside with bars 4 which project from the innersidethereof to bear against the underside of the table.

At one corner. of the table are a pair of, standards 5 which aresuitably spaced a art, extend above the ,table and also exten be low thesame. A driving shaft 6 has-its bear ings, as at 7, in the dependingportions of the said standards and the said shaft has a pul ley 8provided at one side with a peripheral flange 9 and at the other sidewith a peripheral flange 10, the major ortion of WlllOll is concentricthereto, said an'ge 10 having a recess 11 inone side thereof. Said shaftis further rovided with a cam 12 which is provided with a pair of camflanges or disks 13,

14, which are disposed angularly withrefer.'

ence to each other and each of which is provided on one side with anoff-set, the ofi-set of the'cam disk or flange 13 being indicated at 15and that of the disk or flange 14 being indicated at 16. The said diskor flange 14 i is further provided with an off-set 17.

, A pair of bars 18, 19'are attached to the standards 5, connect thesaidstandards to' gether at points above the table and project partiallyacross the table and above the sanie and have their outer ends connectedtogether by a vertically disposed bar 20, the

lowerend ofwhich is at a suitable distance.

above the top of the table. The said bars 18, 19 are provided withpartially alining guide openings for a vertically movable tubularplunger bar 21 in the lower portion of which operates the vertical stem22 of a plunger or stamp 23 which is provided'with a printing face 24for canceling stamps, printing postmarks or the like. The said stem 22is provided in one side with a vertical groove 25 which is engaged by aguide stud or key 26 in one side, of the tubular plunger rod so that thesaid stem or plunger is prevented from turning with referenceto suchplunger rod. In the latter, at. a suitable distance from its lower end,is a stop 27. A coil extensile spring 28 bears between the said stop andthe upper end of the plunger or stamp stem 22 to normally project thestamp or plunger from the lower .end of the plunger rod and yieldablyconnect such stamp or plunger to such plunger rod for movement withreference thereto. j

A bell crank lever 29 is pivotally connected as at 30 to the bar 19 andhas one of its arms extended through a slot 31 in the plunger rod andprovided with .a slot 32 which is engaged by a in 33 which extendsthrough the said 'tubu lar plunger rod. The other arm of the said bellcrank lever which extends downwardly, is provided with a slot 34 engagedby a pin 35 at the upper end of a rockingbar 36 which is fulcrumed as at37 to one of a plurality of cross bars 38 which connectthe standards .5to ether, said cross bars being provided with s ots in which the saidrocking bar, which isvertically disposed, .operates said slots formingguides for. said rocking bar as will be understood. At the lower end ofthe said rocking bar are a pair of tappet rollers 39 to engage oppositesidesof the cam disk or flange 14. I

A pair of guiding and supporting rods 40 connect the lower portion ofthe vertical bar 20 and the standard 5 which is nearest to such verticalbar. An inking pad 41 is supported and guided by said guide bars and isI outer side of the table is provided with a fric apron or carrier iscaused to move in the dimovable into and out of the path of the stamp orplunger 23. A rod 42 connects the said inking pad to the lower end of arocking in such cross bar, has its upper end provided 1 with a slot 48which is engaged by a pin 49. that projects from oneside of the rockinglink 43 at a point about midway between theends of such rocking link.Such.rocking arm 45 is provided at its lower end with tap-. pet rollers'50 which engage opposite sides of i flange 14 will move the rocking bar36 m the the cam disk or flange 13.

An endless traveling feed apron or carrier 51 which may be made of anysuitable material, cloth, or the like; has its rollers 52, 53 mounted inbearings with which the table is provided. The saidroller 53 which is atthe tion pulley 54 which engages the peripheral friction flange 10 ofthe pulley 8 so that during the major portion of each rotation of suchpulley, in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, the pulley 54is rotated thereby and hence the upper lead of the endless feedrectionindicated by the arrow in said figure, and during each revolutionof the ulley 8,

' when the recess llcomes opposite t e ulley 54, the latter isdisengaged by the pu ley 8 and hence momentarily ceases to revolve,thereby the endless feed apron or carrier also momentarilyceases tomove. The table has a register bar 55. whichextends transverselyoveruth'e'u per lead of-the endless apron or carrier, an is alsoprovided with'a guide bar "56 which-is disposed parallel to the sides ofsuch endless'a ron or carrier, extends above.

the inner o'rtion of 'the' same from-the leaf 2 to the reglster bar andis pivoted .on said leaf asat 57 so that it may be turned in a position'.at "right angles to the endless carrier or %p{on, as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 3. en the said guide baris in operative osition,parallel with the sides of theen less the arrow, by the means.hereinbefore dedicated by the arrow in Fig. 4, the

scribed, so that envelo s, postal cards or the hke placed on the fee orcarrier apron by the operator will be carried by such carrier apron to aposition directl under the stamp 23 and will be momentari yheld'in such0- 'sition. While the said carrier a ron is t us at rest, the off-set 17of the cam ange 14 will move by the coaction of the tappet'rollers 39 Asthe shaft 6 with its cam and mac and iihe rocking bar 36 in the requireddirection to cause such rocking bar to depress the. outer arm of thebell crank lever 29 and hence cause such bell crank lever to move theplunger rod 21 downwardly and thereby apply the printing canceling ortpostmark stamp 23 to the envelop, postal car and thereby cause thestamp on such en-' velop, card or wrapper to be canceled and therequired postmark, date or the like tobe printed on such wrapper,envelop or card.

ulley-continue to revolve, the oifset 16' of such cam required directionto raise'the stam and at this instant, the recess 11 of the pul ey 8will pass the pulley 54 so that the latter will be revolved and causethe canceled and post marked or dated envelop, card or wrapper to bedischarged from-the carrier a ron and and the stamp is in its elevatedposition, the cam flange '13 with its ofi-set 15 will operate therocking bar 45 to cause the latter through the instrumentality of therod 42 and the link 43 to move the inking pad first under the descendingstamp so I that the latter will be inked by such pad and after the padhas been thus inked-the stamp will be raised'slightly by the action ofthe offset .17. of the cam flange 14 and the cam flange 13 will'move thepad out-of the path of the stam and the latter will then, by thecoaction o the flange 14v or wrapper on the said momentarily statlonarycarrierapron another to'be moved to the require position under thestamp. While this is being done print upon and cancel the envelo card orwrapper on the carrier apron.

the mail-matter and discharges the canceled ters Patent is 1. In amachine 0f the class described, the combination of a printing elementmovable in a right line, a rocking bar, a lever connecting such rockingbar and such printing element, a cam element to o erate such rockingbar, a movable inkin cement, a link connected thereto, a rockmg bar toactuate such link, and a cam element to operate the last mentionedrocking bar.- 1 I 2. In a machine of the class described, thecombination of a printing element movable n a right line, a rocking bar,a lever connectmg such rocking bar and such printing element, a camelement to operate such rockmg bar, a movable inking; element,fa linkconneeted thereto, a rocking bar 'to actuate such link, a cam elementtooperate thelastmentioned'rocking'bar, a gear revoluble with encejthe .eis entirely automatic in its opera.- tion'an'd effectually cancels thestamps. on-

matter when the. samehas been thus operatedluble with said ca'm elementand a feed element having a gear operated by the first mentioned gear,one of said gears constituting a segment, for the'purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afi iX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD M. HILL.

said cam element, and a feed element operated by such gear.

3. In a machine of the class described, the l combination of a printingelement movable ina right line, a rocking bar, a lever connecting suchrocking bar and such printing element, a cam element to operate suchrocking bar, a movable inking element, a link connected thereto, arocking bar to actuate such link, a cam element to operate thelast-mentioned rocking bar, a gear revo- Witnesses GABRIEL IsAAcsoN,NIOKOLAS LYON.

